based on 1 rating
| 492 views
An elderly preacher was rebuked by one of his deacons one Sunday morning before the service. "Pastor," said the man, "something must be wrong with your preaching and your work. There's been only one person added to the church in a whole year, and he's just a boy." The
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 1 rating
| 232 views
Praying for Unsaved Loved Ones
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16)
1. Pray that God will draw them to himself.
“No one can come to me unless the Father … draws him.” (John 6:44)
2. Pray for the Holy Spirit to
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 15, 2018
based on 2 ratings
| 5,226 views
While fishing in the dark in a very deep canyon can present very obvious problems it can produce some unexpected experiences as well.
It was a warm summer night about 2:00 AM, dark would be an understatement as the moon was nonexistent at least in the bottom of our canyon. Trout was
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
based on 1 rating
| 966 views
A student at Penn State University went out on a ledge of a tall building on campus and threatened to take her life by jumping off. The campus chaplain was called in to bring calmness while awaiting the emergency team from nearby.
When the chaplain found the young woman, her threats seemed very
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
based on 42 ratings
| 4,518 views
Early in the nineteenth century, the King of Prussia, Frederick William III, found his nation in great trouble.
He had been attempting to bring prosperity to his land, but constant wars had drained the treasury. After prayerful consideration, he wrote an open letter to the women of Prussia asking
...read more
Tags:
based on 1 rating
| 526 views
Years ago Father John Powell told the sad story of a young woman named Norma Jean.
"Norma Jean Mortenson. Remember that name? Norma Jean's mother, Mrs. Gladys Baker, was periodically committed to a mental institution and Norma Jean spent much of her childhood in foster homes. In one of
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
based on 1 rating
| 1,277 views
Story – Jerusalem Police.
Who is the most arrested person in the city of Jerusalem?
Moses.
Jesus is second most arrested.
Jerusalem police arrest, everyday, on average 11 people claiming to
...read more
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
The power of Easter is not just a one shot deal… it is an everyday deal as we allow the Lord to open our eyes and minds and thus our hearts and souls to the love and grace of God through Christ.
Eat well today! Eat well everyday! Feed your soul
...read more
Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Dru Ashwell on Dec 16, 2001
based on 50 ratings
| 4,950 views
SHORTED-SIGHTEDNESS
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
--Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
--Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
"I have traveled the length and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 21, 2018
based on 2 ratings
| 6,216 views
As a Police Officer we were required to use radar to influence drivers to slow down and obey the laws. One evening I parked at a T-intersection where Main Street intersected a major highway.This intersection was very well lite up because of the businesses located there, a restaurant with a gas
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Peter's sermon to such a large crowd of Jews reminds us of stories of how God's Spirit used George Whitefield in the 1700's as an instrument to bring about the First Great Awakening in America.
John MacArthur says that "Whitfield preached in Bristol to 20,000 people regularly,
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH SHOULD BE COME AND SEE!
I. The Supreme task of Church is the Evangelism of the world.Mass evangelism is not the answer as wonderful as it is.
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Social Justice, contrary to conventional wisdom, is more actively supported by evangelicals than mainline Protestants finds Calvin College research fellow Stephen Monsma. Of 500 welfare-to-work programs studied, 96 were Protestant programs, 61 sponsored by evangelical churches vs. 35 by mainlines.
...read more
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
The latest Barna survey finds that the most radical differences of opinion on what needs to change in America are between evangelicals and those not born-again. Overall, 82% of American adults say a change in the overall care and resources devoted to children is absolutely necessary in the
...read more